2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 16
Record8–6 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIsaac Fruechte (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumAlerus Center
2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4т North Dakota State $^   8 0     12 1  
No. 9 South Dakota ^   6 2     10 5  
No. 2 Illinois State ^   5 3     12 5  
No. 14 North Dakota ^   5 3     8 6  
No. 18 Youngstown State ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 13 South Dakota State ^   4 4     9 5  
No. 25 Southern Illinois   4 4     7 5  
Northern Iowa   1 7     3 9  
Murray State   1 7     1 11  
Indiana State   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Hawks were led by first-year head coach Eric Schmidt. Schmidt was taking over for former coach Bubba Schweigert, who stepped down after the 2024 season. They played home games at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks drew an average home attendance of 11,603, the 19th-highest of all NCAA Division I FCS football teams.